This page contains all of the essential information you need as a Host Company participating in the J-1 visa application process.
You will find guidance on your responsibilities, program requirements, and the steps necessary to successfully host an Exchange Visitor. Set up a call with GACC Midwest’s J-1 Visa Services team now!
Hiring an J-1 exchange visitor as an international intern brings fresh perspectives, global insight, and cross-cultural collaboration into your organization. By building meaningful connections with emerging global talent, organizations strengthen understanding, encourage collaborative mindsets, and unlock new opportunities for growth and learning. These individual relationships and professional networks foster people-to-people—and business-to-business—diplomacy, helping create vibrant trans-Atlantic communities that form the foundation of long-term economic strength and shared prosperity.
Host companies interested in hiring international interns must:
Organizations interested in hiring (i.e. „hosting“) J-1 Exchange Visitors have a responsibility to provide these international interns with a structured training plan (the DS-7002 Training Plan) and appropriate supervision that allows for an effective working and learning environment for young professionals, looking to expand their cultural and professional horizons.
Per U.S. Department of State regulations, Interns cannot work in unskilled or casual labor positions, in positions that require or involve childcare or elder care or in any kind of position that involves medical patient care or contact. Nor can interns work in positions that require more than 20 percent clerical or office support work.
J-1 host organizations have a responsibility to:
It is strongly recommended to set up a call with GACC Midwest’s J-1 Visa Services team to establish personalized support and go over the application process and host organization responsibilities.
J-1 Host organizations are required to provide the following documentation:
“We sincerely enjoyed the experience of hosting two interns through the GACC Midwest’s J-1 visa program. The interns became an integral part of our work family while they were with us, both through the skills they brought with them, and also what they shared about their culture through weekly German phrases and idioms that were a staff meeting favorite. It was hard to say goodbye, but we hope to keep in touch with them as they continue on in their education and careers back home in Germany.”
– Cedar Walters (West Central Initiative, MN)
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